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72d C ONGRESS . SESS. I . CH. 430. JULY 5, 1932 . building in the District of Columbia, and exclusive of marine hos- pitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices . Furniture, etc . Furniture and repairs of furniture : For furniture, carpets, , and repairs of same, for completed and occupied public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, exclusive of marine hospitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and for gas and electric lighting fixtures and repairs of same for completed and occupied public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department, including marine hospitals and quarantine stations, but exclusive of mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and for furni- ture and carpets for public buildings and extension of public build- ings in course of construction which are to remain under the custody and control of the Treasury Department, exclusive of marine hos- pitals, quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and buildings constructed for other executive departments or estab- Fe"o oa, ersonal services re- lishments of the Government, $1,940,000 : Provided, That the fore- striation . -going appropriation shall not be used for personal services except for work done under contract or for temporary job labor under exigency and not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 at any one building : use of present fur- Provided further, That all furniture now owned by the United States nitu re, in other public bu ildings o r in buil dings ren ted by th e United States shall b e used , so f ar as practi cable, whethe r it c orresp onds w ith the present regulation plan for furniture or not . Operating supplies.
Operating supplies : For fuel, steam, gas for lighting and heating Fuel, light, power,
loses, water, ice, lighting su pplies ; el ect ric cu rre nt for li ght ing , wat er, e tc, pur heating, and power purposes, telephone service for custodial forces ; removal of ashes and rubbish, snow, and ice ; cutting grass and weeds, washing towels, and miscellaneous items for the use of the custodial forces in the care and maintenance of completed and occupied public buildings and the grounds thereof under the control of the Treasury Department, and in the care and maintenance of the equipment and furnishings in such buildings ; miscellaneous supplies, tools, and appliances required in the operation (not embracing repairs) of the mechanical equipment, including heating, plumbing, hoisting, gas piping, venti lating , vacu um-cle aning and ref rigera ting a pparat us, electric-light plants, meters, interior pneumatic tube and intercom- municating telephone systems, conduit wiring, call bell and signal systems in such buildings, and for the transportation of articles or Buildings excluded, supplies, authorized herein (including the customhouse in the District of Columbia, but excluding any other public building under the con- trol of the Treasury Department within the District of Columbia, and excluding also marine hospitals and quarantine stations, mints, branch mints, and assay offices, and personal services, except for work done by contract or for temporary job labor under exi ency not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 at any one building), 3,501,500 . Gas governors .
The a pprop riati on m ade h erein for gas shall incl ude the r ental and use of gas governors when ordered by the Secretary of the Renta ls
Treasury in writing : Provided, That rentals shall not be paid for Rentals thereof. such gas governors greater than 35 per centum of the actual value of the gas saved thereby, which saving shall be determined by such tests as the Secretary of the Treasury shall direct : Provided further, Joint telephone That the Secretary of the. Treasury is authorized to contract for switchboa rd contracts
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y authoriyed . telephone service in public buildings under the control of the Treasury Departm ent by means of te lephon e swit chboard s or e quival ent te le- phone-switching equipment jointly serving in each case two or more Governme nt activi ties wher e he find s that j oint serv ice is ec onomical and in the interest of the Government, and to secure reimbursement for the cost of such joint servicg from available appropriations for telephone expenses of the b ureaus an d offices receivin g the sam e
